RAWPIXEL.COM-FREEPIKIn the Philippines, an average of over 10 people die every day due to road crashes. Of these, an estimated three deaths are attributable to alcohol as a risk factor.The World Health Organization (WHO) states that road traffic crashes as the leading cause of death

A farmer threshes newly harvested palay grains at a ricefield in Mogpog, Marinduque in central Philippines, March 22, 2016. — REUTERSBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE National Food Authority’s (NFA) new buying prices for palay or unmilled rice are not expected to push retail rice prices

The Philippines ranked 32nd out of 142 countries in the 2024 World’s Most Powerful Countries by business magazine and news site CEOWORLD Magazine. The country kept its power and influence score of 88.71. The report measures a country’s power based on its influence on global

Globe Telecom, Inc. is on track to complete its $150-million (P8.5 billion) domestic submarine cable network by the second quarter, it said in its annual report. The submarine cable network, a project with Eastern Communications and InfiniVAN, Inc., seeks to speed up connectivity across the country

ROLLS OF CLOTH being transferred to shops in Divisoria. For decades, the Manila district was arguably the center of the fashion trade because designers would source their fabric needs from the area. — BW FILE PHOTOWHILE Manila is the country’s capital city and serves as

NOW that the quid pro quo in India’s opaque electoral funding has been exposed, electronic voting machines are the next port of call for judicial scrutiny. And rightly so. The national elections have been paperless since 2004. Yet, the voting devices remain deeply controversial. On April

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it lifted the import ban on poultry from Belgium and France.Separate memorandum orders issued by the agency said that poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen from the two countries are now allowed to enter the

1 of 8This year’s edition was a battleground for new and established players from our neighbor in the north#mias2024smxBy Dylan AfuangAT THE SECOND venue of the 2024 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS), Chinese auto brands further emphasized their serious battle with established firms — most